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[[File:Revolução dos Cravos.jpg|250px|thumb|April 25, 1974: "Carnation Revolution" overthrows right-wing dictatorship of Portugal after 41 years]] |
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== [[April 1]], 1974 (Monday) == |
== [[April 1]], 1974 (Monday) == |
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*The Communist nation of [[North Korea]] officially abolished the levying of [[Taxation in North Korea|income taxes]], with national leader [[Kim Il-sung]] calling taxes "remnants of an antiquated society", raising revenue instead through user fees and deductions from profits on all of the nation's state-owned enterprises.<ref>{{cite book |first=Hy-Sang |last=Lee |title=North Korea: A Strange Socialist Fortress |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |year=2001 |page=70}}</ref> |
*The Communist nation of [[North Korea]] officially abolished the levying of [[Taxation in North Korea|income taxes]], with national leader [[Kim Il-sung]] calling taxes "remnants of an antiquated society", raising revenue instead through user fees and deductions from profits on all of the nation's state-owned enterprises.<ref>{{cite book |first=Hy-Sang |last=Lee |title=North Korea: A Strange Socialist Fortress |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |year=2001 |page=70}}</ref> |
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*Five days after the ''[[Mariner 10]]'' inteprlanetary probe made findings that suggested that the planet [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] had a satellite, tentatively named "Charley" by astronomer A. Lyle Broadfoot of the [[Kitt Peak National Observatory]], Broadfoot declared that the change in ultraviolet radiation intensity turned out to have been from a distant star, [[31 Crateris]], located 3,000 light years from Earth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mercury's 'Moon' Was Just a Gleam in Mariner 10's Eye |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 2, 1974 |page=I-3}}</ref> |
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*'''Died: '''[[Hal Boyle]], 63, U.S. journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner |
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*'''Died: '''[[Hal Boyle]], 63, U.S. journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner<ref>{{cite news |title=Columnist Hal Boyle, Pulitzer Winner, Dies |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 2, 1974 |page=I-24}}</ref> |
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== [[April 2]], 1974 (Tuesday) == |
== [[April 2]], 1974 (Tuesday) == |
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*'''Born:''' [[Håkan Hellström]], Swedish pop musician; in [[Gothenburg]] |
*'''Born:''' [[Håkan Hellström]], Swedish pop musician; in [[Gothenburg]] |
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**[[Douglass Dumbrille]], 84, Canadian stage, film and TV actor (b. [[1889]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/douglass-r-dumbrille-56830 |title=Douglass R. Dumbrille |
**[[Douglass Dumbrille]], 84, Canadian stage, film and TV actor (b. [[1889]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/douglass-r-dumbrille-56830 |title=Douglass R. Dumbrille – Broadway Cast & Staff |work=[[Internet Broadway Database]] |publisher=[[The Broadway League]] |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> |
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**[[Olga Burgoyne]], 95, African-American choreographer and actress |
**[[Olga Burgoyne]], 95, African-American choreographer and actress |
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== [[April 3]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
== [[April 3]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
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*A system of 148 confirmed [[tornado|tornadoes]] [[1974 Super Outbreak|killed 319 people and injured 5,484 others]] in 13 of the U.S. states (Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia) and the Canadian province of Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |title=At Least 237 Killed as Twisters Rip Midwest, South and Canada |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 4, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Twister Toll at 310; Thousands Seek Aid=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Hardest hit was the city of [[Xenia, Ohio]], where [[1974 Xenia tornado|36 residents were killed]] after the tornado struck at 4:40 p.m. local time. Other areas struck were [[Brandenburg, Kentucky]] (31 dead) and [[Guin, Alabama]] (28 dead). The area in and around [[Tanner, Alabama]], was struck by two tornadoes 30 minutes apart, killing 44 people. |
*A system of 148 confirmed [[tornado|tornadoes]] [[1974 Super Outbreak|killed 319 people and injured 5,484 others]] in 13 of the U.S. states (Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia) and the Canadian province of Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |title=At Least 237 Killed as Twisters Rip Midwest, South and Canada |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 4, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Twister Toll at 310; Thousands Seek Aid=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Hardest hit was the city of [[Xenia, Ohio]], where [[1974 Xenia tornado|36 residents were killed]] after the tornado struck at 4:40 p.m. local time. Other areas struck were [[Brandenburg, Kentucky]] (31 dead) and [[Guin, Alabama]] (28 dead). The area in and around [[Tanner, Alabama]], was struck by two tornadoes 30 minutes apart, killing 44 people. |
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*The [[1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup|FIBA European Champions Cup]], emblematic of the [[professional basketball]] championship of Europe, was won by Spain's [[Real Madrid Baloncesto]] in an 84 to 82 defeat of Italy's [[Pallacanestro Varese]] in a final before a sellout crowd at the [[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]] in France. [[Wayne Brabender]] was the high scorer for Madrid with 28 points while [[Bob Morse]] of Varese had 24 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pearlbasket.altervista.org/CC74.htm |title=Champions Cup |
*The [[1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup|FIBA European Champions Cup]], emblematic of the [[professional basketball]] championship of Europe, was won by Spain's [[Real Madrid Baloncesto]] in an 84 to 82 defeat of Italy's [[Pallacanestro Varese]] in a final before a sellout crowd at the [[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]] in France. [[Wayne Brabender]] was the high scorer for Madrid with 28 points while [[Bob Morse]] of Varese had 24 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pearlbasket.altervista.org/CC74.htm |title=Champions Cup 1973–74 |website=Pearlbasket.org}}</ref> |
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*The [[White House]] Press Office announced that the Internal Revenue Service had determined that U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] owed $432,787.13 in back taxes and an additional $43,644 in penalties and interest, an amount almost half of Nixon's stated net worth. The ruling by the IRS disallowed deductions including a declaration one for $576,000 for the claimed worth of Nixon's vice-presidential papers.<ref>{{cite news |title=NIXON WILL PAY $432,787 IN BACK TAXES— Decision Follows Findings of IRS and Congressional Staff; Bill Is Half His Stated Worth |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 4, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
*The [[White House]] Press Office announced that the Internal Revenue Service had determined that U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] owed $432,787.13 in back taxes and an additional $43,644 in penalties and interest, an amount almost half of Nixon's stated net worth. The ruling by the IRS disallowed deductions including a declaration one for $576,000 for the claimed worth of Nixon's vice-presidential papers.<ref>{{cite news |title=NIXON WILL PAY $432,787 IN BACK TAXES— Decision Follows Findings of IRS and Congressional Staff; Bill Is Half His Stated Worth |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 4, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*Two months after being kidnapped, [[Patty Hearst]] announced in an audiotape that she had joined her captors at the [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] and that she had adopted the name "Tania" for the SLA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/guerrilla-timeline-guerrilla-taking-patty-hearst/ |title=Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst |department=[[American Experience]] |website=[[pbs.org]]}}</ref> |
*Two months after being kidnapped, [[Patty Hearst]] announced in an audiotape that she had joined her captors at the [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] and that she had adopted the name "Tania" for the SLA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/guerrilla-timeline-guerrilla-taking-patty-hearst/ |title=Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst |department=[[American Experience]] |website=[[pbs.org]]}}</ref> |
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*In Northern Ireland, the 1966 ban against the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] was lifted by order of [[Merlyn Rees]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Peter |last=Taylor |author-link=Peter Taylor (journalist) |title=Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=1999 |page=124}}</ref> |
*In Northern Ireland, the 1966 ban against the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] was lifted by order of [[Merlyn Rees]], [[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Peter |last=Taylor |author-link=Peter Taylor (journalist) |title=Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=1999 |page=124}}</ref> |
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*The crash of a Wenela Air Services flight in southern Africa killed 78 of the 84 people on board. The Douglas DC-4 went down shortly after takeoff from [[Francistown]] in [[Botswana]] after departing toward [[Blantyre]] in [[Malawi]].<ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740404-0 Aviation Safety Database]</ref> Most of the dead were Malawian gold miners who were returning home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miners' Plane Crashes; 77 Die |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
*The crash of a Wenela Air Services flight in southern Africa killed 78 of the 84 people on board. The Douglas DC-4 went down shortly after takeoff from [[Francistown]] in [[Botswana]] after departing toward [[Blantyre]] in [[Malawi]].<ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740404-0 Aviation Safety Database]</ref> Most of the dead were Malawian gold miners who were returning home.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miners' Plane Crashes; 77 Die |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
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*In [[Cincinnati]], baseball player [[Hank Aaron]] of the [[1974 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] hit his 714th home run on the first swing of his bat to open the 1974 Major League Baseball season and tied the career record set by [[Babe Ruth]], in a 7 to 6 loss to the [[1974 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aaron Hits 714th Home Run to Tie Babe Ruth's Record |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> While the Braves wanted to keep him out of the opening three-game series against the Reds so that the record could be tied and broken at home in Atlanta, [[Commissioner of Baseball]] [[Bowie Kuhn]] had ruled that Aaron was required to play at least two of the three Cincinnati games. On April 7, Aaron came up to bat three times in a 5 to 3 win over the Reds, striking out twice and grounding out once.<ref>{{cite news |title=No. 715 Still Is a Swing Away— Henry Aaron plays, as ordered, but strikes out twice, grounds out in |
*In [[Cincinnati]], baseball player [[Hank Aaron]] of the [[1974 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] hit his 714th home run on the first swing of his bat to open the 1974 [[Major League Baseball]] season and tied the career record set by [[Babe Ruth]], in a 7 to 6 loss to the [[1974 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Aaron Hits 714th Home Run to Tie Babe Ruth's Record |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> While the Braves wanted to keep him out of the opening three-game series against the Reds so that the record could be tied and broken at home in Atlanta, [[Commissioner of Baseball]] [[Bowie Kuhn]] had ruled that Aaron was required to play at least two of the three Cincinnati games. On April 7, Aaron came up to bat three times in a 5 to 3 win over the Reds, striking out twice and grounding out once.<ref>{{cite news |title=No. 715 Still Is a Swing Away— Henry Aaron plays, as ordered, but strikes out twice, grounds out in 5–3 victory over Reds |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 1974 |page=III-1}}</ref> |
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*Women in Jordan were granted the right to vote in elections for the first time. However, the suspension of parliamentary democracy prevented the right of suffrage from being exercised except in local elections. |
*Women in Jordan were granted the right to vote in elections for the first time. However, the suspension of parliamentary democracy prevented the right of suffrage from being exercised except in local elections. |
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*[[1974 Gilbert and Ellice Islands general election|Voting was held for 28 of the 31 seats]] of the new House of Assembly of the British colony of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]], now the nations of [[Kiribati]] (Gilbert Islands) and [[Tuvalu]] (Ellice Islands). |
*[[1974 Gilbert and Ellice Islands general election|Voting was held for 28 of the 31 seats]] of the new House of Assembly of the British colony of the [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]], now the nations of [[Kiribati]] (Gilbert Islands) and [[Tuvalu]] (Ellice Islands). |
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== [[April 5]], 1974 (Friday) == |
== [[April 5]], 1974 (Friday) == |
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*A major development in [[x-ray astronomy]] was achieved with discovery of "the first indication of strong coronal emission from stars"<ref name=PACFDS>Philip A. Charles and Frederick D. Seward, ''Exploring the X-Ray Universe'' (Cambridge University Press, 1995) p.7</ref> when astronomer Richard Catura detected x-ray luminosity from the star [[Capella]] (Alpha Aurigae), almost 43 light years from Earth, that was more than 10,000 times as much as the x-ray luminosity of the Sun. The detection was made by accident, in that the intended mission of a rocket-borne launch of instruments was simply to calibrate the directional accuracy of the stellar sensors.<ref name=PACFDS/> |
*A major development in [[x-ray astronomy]] was achieved with discovery of "the first indication of strong coronal emission from stars"<ref name=PACFDS>Philip A. Charles and Frederick D. Seward, ''Exploring the X-Ray Universe'' (Cambridge University Press, 1995) p.7</ref> when astronomer Richard Catura detected x-ray luminosity from the star [[Capella]] (Alpha Aurigae), almost 43 light years from Earth, that was more than 10,000 times as much as the x-ray luminosity of the Sun. The detection was made by accident, in that the intended mission of a rocket-borne launch of instruments was simply to calibrate the directional accuracy of the stellar sensors.<ref name=PACFDS/> |
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*In [[Vientiane]], the capital of [[Laos]], a new government was formed giving power for the first time to the Communist [[Pathet Lao]], led by Prince [[Souphanouvong]], chairman of |
*In [[Vientiane]], the capital of [[Laos]], a new government was formed giving power for the first time to the Communist [[Pathet Lao]], led by Prince [[Souphanouvong]], chairman of the powerful new 48-person National Political Council, and his older half-brother, Prime Minister [[Souvanna Phouma]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Coalition Partners Vow Loyalty to Laos King |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 6, 1974 |page=I-3}}</ref> Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong were two of the 24 children of [[Bounkhong|Chao Maha Oupahat Bounkhong]], the late Uparaja of Luang Prabang. After having spent years in hiding during a fight against the Western-backed regime of Souvanna Phouma, Souphanouvong made his first public appearance in Laos, with his half-brother, at a ceremony at the Buddhist [[Ong Tu Temple]], where both took a pledge to work together for the benefit of the Lao people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crowds in Vientiane Hail Souphanouvong |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 7, 1974 |page=I-19}}</ref> |
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*''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'', the debut novel by high school teacher [[Stephen King]], was published by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], launching his career as the "King of Horror".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stephenking.com/works/novel/carrie.html |title=Carrie |website=stephenking.com |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror |title=How Carrie changed Stephen King's life, and began a generation of horror |first=Alison |last=Flood |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 April 2014 |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> |
*''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'', the debut novel by high school teacher [[Stephen King]], was published by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], launching his career as the "King of Horror".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stephenking.com/works/novel/carrie.html |title=Carrie |website=stephenking.com |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror |title=How Carrie changed Stephen King's life, and began a generation of horror |first=Alison |last=Flood |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 April 2014 |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[Hank Aaron]] of the [[1974 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] hit his 715th career home run in a 7 to 4 win over the [[1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]], breaking the record held by [[Babe Ruth]] since Ruth's retirement in 1935.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aaron Belts 715th on First Swing to Break Ruth's Mark |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Earlier in the game, Aaron had broken another mark set by another Hall of Fame player, [[Willie Mays]]'s National League record of 2,062 runs scored in a career. Aaron would retire in 1976 with a career record of 755 home runs. |
*[[Hank Aaron]] of the [[1974 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] hit his 715th career home run in a 7 to 4 win over the [[1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]], breaking the record held by [[Babe Ruth]] since Ruth's retirement in 1935.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aaron Belts 715th on First Swing to Break Ruth's Mark |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Earlier in the game, Aaron had broken another mark set by another Hall of Fame player, [[Willie Mays]]'s National League record of 2,062 runs scored in a career. Aaron would retire in 1976 with a career record of 755 home runs. |
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*U.S. President Richard Nixon signed legislation raising the [[Minimum wage in the United States|federal minimum wage]], effective May 1, 1974, from $1.60/hour to $2.00/hour, to reach $2.10/hour in 1975 and $2.30 in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Pay to $2.30 by 1976 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-5</ref><ref>[https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history/chart "History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 |
*U.S. President Richard Nixon signed legislation raising the [[Minimum wage in the United States|federal minimum wage]], effective May 1, 1974, from $1.60/hour to $2.00/hour, to reach $2.10/hour in 1975 and $2.30 in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=President Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Pay to $2.30 by 1976 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-5}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/history/chart "History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 – 2009"], U.S. Department of Labor</ref> |
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*In [[France]], ''[[Socialist Party (France)|Parti socialiste]]'' Chairman [[François Mitterrand]] and incumbent Finance Minister [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] filed on the same day to be candidates for [[1974 French presidential election|the May 5 presidential election]]. Giscard became the third member of the [[Gaullist Party]] (officially the ''[[Union of Democrats for the Republic|Union des Démocrates pour la République]]'' or UDR) to enter the race, after former Prime Minister [[Jacques Chaban-Delmas]] and [[National Assembly (France)|Assemblée nationale]] president [[Edgar Faure]]. |
*In [[France]], ''[[Socialist Party (France)|Parti socialiste]]'' Chairman [[François Mitterrand]] and incumbent Finance Minister [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] filed on the same day to be candidates for [[1974 French presidential election|the May 5 presidential election]]. Giscard became the third member of the [[Gaullist Party]] (officially the ''[[Union of Democrats for the Republic|Union des Démocrates pour la République]]'' or UDR) to enter the race, after former Prime Minister [[Jacques Chaban-Delmas]] and [[National Assembly (France)|Assemblée nationale]] president [[Edgar Faure]]. Mitterrand was endorsed as well by the [[French Communist Party|Parti communiste français]] (PCF) and the ''[[Unified Socialist Party (France)|Parti socialiste unifié]]''(PSU), both of which announced that they would not field a separate candidate. Giscard declared his candidacy in the town of [[Chamalières]], where he was Mayor in addition to being Finance Minister. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-two-more-frenchmen/138858135/ |title=Two More Frenchmen in Presidential Race – Giscard d'Estaing Becomes 3rd Gaullist to Enter; Mitterrand Has Leftist Backing |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-18 |place=Paris |agency=AP |access-date=2024-01-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Faure dropped out of the race after Giscard's entrance. |
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*The U.S. Senate voted, 55 to 21, to make the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November— election day in the United States— as a paid federal holiday in even-numbered years, starting in 1976. The measure came as a bipartisan amendment offered by Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] and Democrat [[Hubert H. Humphrey]], both of whom had lost presidential elections in 1964 and 1968, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Day Voted as Holiday by Senate |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Despite passing the Senate, however, the bill did not make it to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
*The U.S. Senate voted, 55 to 21, to make the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November— election day in the United States— as a paid federal holiday in even-numbered years, starting in 1976. The measure came as a bipartisan amendment offered by Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] and Democrat [[Hubert H. Humphrey]], both of whom had lost presidential elections in 1964 and 1968, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Day Voted as Holiday by Senate |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Despite passing the Senate, however, the bill did not make it to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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*'''Born:''' [[Chris Kyle]], American [[sniper]] for the [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEALs]], later a best-selling author; in [[Odessa, Texas]]. In the course of his career, he had 160 confirmed kills of targets between 2003 and 2009 during the [[Iraq War]]. Kyle was [[Murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield|shot and killed with his own .45 caliber pistol]] by another retired Navy SEAL in 2013. |
*'''Born:''' [[Chris Kyle]], American [[sniper]] for the [[United States Navy SEALs|U.S. Navy SEALs]], later a best-selling author; in [[Odessa, Texas]]. In the course of his career, he had 160 confirmed kills of targets between 2003 and 2009 during the [[Iraq War]]. Kyle was [[Murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield|shot and killed with his own .45 caliber pistol]] by another retired Navy SEAL in 2013. |
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== [[April 9]], 1974 (Tuesday) == |
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*Australia's Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] announced that "[[Advance Australia Fair]]" would replace "[[God Save the Queen]]" as the national anthem, based on a survey of 60,000 people (0.05% of Australians at the time)<ref>{{cite news |title=Advance Australia Fair— it's official |newspaper=The Age (Melbourne) |date=April 9, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> The choice quickly became unpopular because of the lyrics, although Whitlam said that the tune would be used and that the words would go unsung.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia's New Chosen Anthem Goes Unsung |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 5, 1974 |page=IA-1}}</ref> The melody would remain and the lyrics would be modified effective April 19, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/national_symbols/index.htm |title=Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia – National Symbols |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |date=21 September 2005 }} </ref> |
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*The first [[1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race]], which had started on September 8, 1973 as 17 yachts departed the English port of [[Portsmouth]], was won by [[Ramón Carlin]] and his 11-man crew from [[Mexico]] on the ''[[Sayula II]]''. The yacht arrived in Portsmouth 152 days after it had departed.<ref>[https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1231-did-you-know-mexico-yachtsman-won-the-first-round-the-world-yacht-race/ "Did You Know? Mexico yachtsman won the first round-the-world yacht race"], by Tony Burton, MexConnect.com</ref> |
*The first [[1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race]], which had started on September 8, 1973 as 17 yachts departed the English port of [[Portsmouth]], was won by [[Ramón Carlin]] and his 11-man crew from [[Mexico]] on the ''[[Sayula II]]''. The yacht arrived in Portsmouth 152 days after it had departed.<ref>[https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1231-did-you-know-mexico-yachtsman-won-the-first-round-the-world-yacht-race/ "Did You Know? Mexico yachtsman won the first round-the-world yacht race"], by Tony Burton, MexConnect.com</ref> |
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*The explosion of the Greek oil tanker ''Elias'' killed 13 people at [[Fort Mifflin]] port in [[Philadelphia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tanker Explodes Off S. Phila.; One Dead, 12 Hurt, 9 Missing |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=April 10, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref>A U.S. Coast Guard investigation would note that as of 1977, "Nine members of the crew and four visitors (relatives of the master) perished or are missing," with eight bodies recovered and five others never found, but could not find a cause for the disaster.<ref>[https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/elias.pdf "Marine Casualty Report: M/V Elias; Explosion and Fire at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania with Loss of Life"], U.S. Coast Guard, September 9, 1977</ref> |
*The explosion of the Greek oil tanker ''Elias'' killed 13 people at [[Fort Mifflin]] port in [[Philadelphia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tanker Explodes Off S. Phila.; One Dead, 12 Hurt, 9 Missing |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=April 10, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref>A U.S. Coast Guard investigation would note that as of 1977, "Nine members of the crew and four visitors (relatives of the master) perished or are missing," with eight bodies recovered and five others never found, but could not find a cause for the disaster.<ref>[https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/docs/boards/elias.pdf "Marine Casualty Report: M/V Elias; Explosion and Fire at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania with Loss of Life"], U.S. Coast Guard, September 9, 1977</ref> |
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*[[Akbar Etemad]], known for founding Iran's nuclear energy and weapons program, was appointed as the first president of the new [[Atomic Energy Organization of Iran]] and given an additional post as Deputy Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alvandi|first=Roham|title=Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=132|date=2014}}</ref> |
*[[Akbar Etemad]], known for founding Iran's nuclear energy and weapons program, was appointed as the first president of the new [[Atomic Energy Organization of Iran]] and given an additional post as Deputy Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alvandi|first=Roham|title=Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=132|date=2014}}</ref> |
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*'''Born:''' [[Eric Greitens]], U.S. politician who served as Governor Missouri for 16 months in 2017 and 2018 before resigning in disgrace; in [[St. Louis]] |
*'''Born:''' [[Eric Greitens]], U.S. politician who served as Governor Missouri for 16 months in 2017 and 2018 before resigning in disgrace; in [[St. Louis]] |
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*'''Died:''' [[Patricia Collinge]], Irish-born American stage and film actress; in [[Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/patricia-collinge-8010 |title=Patricia Collinge |
*'''Died:''' [[Patricia Collinge]], Irish-born American stage and film actress; in [[Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/patricia-collinge-8010 |title=Patricia Collinge – Broadway Cast & Staff |work=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> |
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== [[April 11]], 1974 (Thursday) == |
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*The bipartisan Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted, 33 to 3, to subpoena U.S. President Nixon to submit the actual tape recordings of 42 specific conversations in the Oval Office, after the repeated refusal by the White House to comply with previous requests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panel Subpoenas Nixon for Tapes |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 12, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
*The bipartisan Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives voted, 33 to 3, to subpoena U.S. President Nixon to submit the actual tape recordings of 42 specific conversations in the Oval Office, after the repeated refusal by the White House to comply with previous requests.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panel Subpoenas Nixon for Tapes |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 12, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*A jury in Pennsylvania convicted former United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president [[W. A. Boyle|W. A. "Tony" Boyle]] of the 1969 murder of his union rival, [[Joseph Yablonski|Joseph "Jock" Yablonski]] and Yablonski's wife and daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boyle Convicted in Yablonski Murder |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 12, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
*A jury in Pennsylvania convicted former United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president [[W. A. Boyle|W. A. "Tony" Boyle]] of the 1969 murder of his union rival, [[Joseph Yablonski|Joseph "Jock" Yablonski]] and Yablonski's wife and daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boyle Convicted in Yablonski Murder |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 12, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*Police in The Hague arrested Jacobus P. Phillipps, a Netherlands native who had served as an officer for the Nazi German SS during World War II, after Phillips had spent more than 29 years hiding in his parents home. Since 1945, Phillips had stayed inside the home and had been given a death sentence after being convicted of war crimes ''[[in absentia]]'' in 1950. Phillipps was taken to Scheveninger Prison and then transferred to Assen, where his conviction had taken place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dutchman Who Hid for 29 Years Found |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 13, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
*Police in The Hague arrested Jacobus P. Phillipps, a Netherlands native who had served as an officer for the Nazi German SS during World War II, after Phillips had spent more than 29 years hiding in his parents home. Since 1945, Phillips had stayed inside the home and had been given a death sentence after being convicted of war crimes ''[[Trial in absentia|in absentia]]'' in 1950. Phillipps was taken to Scheveninger Prison and then transferred to Assen, where his conviction had taken place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dutchman Who Hid for 29 Years Found |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 13, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
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**[[Àlex Corretja]], Spanish tennis player and winner of the 1998 [[ATP Finals]]; in [[Barcelona]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Corretja |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/C344/overview |website=atptour.com}}</ref> |
**[[Àlex Corretja]], Spanish tennis player and winner of the 1998 [[ATP Finals]]; in [[Barcelona]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Corretja |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/C344/overview |website=atptour.com}}</ref> |
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**[[Tricia Helfer]], Canadian actress and model known for the U.S. TV series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]''; in [[Donalda]], [[Alberta]] |
**[[Tricia Helfer]], Canadian actress and model known for the U.S. TV series ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]''; in [[Donalda]], [[Alberta]] |
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**[[Trot Nixon]], American baseball player; in [[Durham, North Carolina]] |
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== [[April 12]], 1974 (Friday) == |
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== [[April 15]], 1974 (Monday) == |
== [[April 15]], 1974 (Monday) == |
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*A [[1974 Nigerien coup d'état|coup d'etat]] led by Lieutenant Colonel [[Seyni Kountché]] overthrew the government of the West African nation of [[Niger]] and its first president, [[Hamani Diori]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Bodes Ill for Sikkim King and Queen |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 15, 1974 |page=III-17}}</ref> As the second President of Niger, Kountché would rule for 13 years until his death in 1987.<ref name=1974Niger>{{cite journal |title=The 1974 Coup d'État in Niger: Towards an Explanation |first1=Richard |last1=Higgott |first2=Finn |last2=Fuglestad |author2-link=Finn Fuglestad |journal=[[Journal of Modern African Studies]] |date=September 1975 |pages=383–398}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Army Coup Topples Government In Black African Nation of Niger |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 16, 1974 |page=I-13}}</ref> |
*A [[1974 Nigerien coup d'état|coup d'etat]] led by Lieutenant Colonel [[Seyni Kountché]] overthrew the government of the West African nation of [[Niger]] and its first president, [[Hamani Diori]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Bodes Ill for Sikkim King and Queen |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 15, 1974 |page=III-17}}</ref> As the second President of Niger, Kountché would rule for 13 years until his death in 1987.<ref name=1974Niger>{{cite journal |title=The 1974 Coup d'État in Niger: Towards an Explanation |first1=Richard |last1=Higgott |first2=Finn |last2=Fuglestad |author2-link=Finn Fuglestad |journal=[[Journal of Modern African Studies]] |date=September 1975 |volume=13 |issue=3 |pages=383–398|doi=10.1017/S0022278X00052332 |s2cid=155017564 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Army Coup Topples Government In Black African Nation of Niger |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 16, 1974 |page=I-13}}</ref> |
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*Voters in the tiny Himalayan mountain kingdom of [[Sikkim]] went to the polls [[1974 Sikkimese general election|for the first, and last democratic election in the nation]] to select a [[State Council (Sikkim)|32-member assembly]] from 121 candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Bodes Ill for Sikkim King and Queen |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 15, 1974 |page=III-17}}</ref> After runoff elections on April 22 for 18 seats where no candidate had won a majority, the Sikkim Congress Party, won a majority of the votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sikkim Voters End Rule by Divine Right |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-17}}</ref> |
*Voters in the tiny Himalayan mountain kingdom of [[Sikkim]] went to the polls [[1974 Sikkimese general election|for the first, and last democratic election in the nation]] to select a [[State Council (Sikkim)|32-member assembly]] from 121 candidates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Bodes Ill for Sikkim King and Queen |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 15, 1974 |page=III-17}}</ref> After runoff elections on April 22 for 18 seats where no candidate had won a majority, the Sikkim Congress Party, won a majority of the votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sikkim Voters End Rule by Divine Right |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-17}}</ref> |
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*[[Ivor Bell]], the leader of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] terrorist group in [[Northern Ireland]], walked out of [[Maze Prison]] in [[Belfast]], only seven weeks after he had been captured.<ref>{{cite news |title=IRA chief escapes from jail— Guards bluffed by parole switch |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 16, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> Bell took a release order from, and posed as, another prisoner, Jimmy Walsh,<ref>{{cite news |title=Man in Jail Swap 'Tied and Beaten' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 29, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> who was being given a four-day furlough for a scheduled wedding. Bell was recaptured 13 days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=IRA chief Ivor Bell is recaptured |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 29, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> |
*[[Ivor Bell]], the leader of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] terrorist group in [[Northern Ireland]], walked out of [[Maze Prison]] in [[Belfast]], only seven weeks after he had been captured.<ref>{{cite news |title=IRA chief escapes from jail— Guards bluffed by parole switch |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 16, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> Bell took a release order from, and posed as, another prisoner, Jimmy Walsh,<ref>{{cite news |title=Man in Jail Swap 'Tied and Beaten' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 29, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> who was being given a four-day furlough for a scheduled wedding. Bell was recaptured 13 days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=IRA chief Ivor Bell is recaptured |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 29, 1974 |page=1}}</ref> |
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*In the U.S., a federal law took effect requiring that nearly all prescription medicines from pharmacies would be distributed in bottles with [[child-resistant packaging|"child-proof" caps]]. The law made exceptions, including for medicines that needed to be used quickly. The legislation followed reports<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-april-16-1974-c/133014019/ "Child-Proof Bottle for Drugs to Be Required— Law Effective Tuesday"], ''Los Angeles Times'', April 14, 1974, p.I-13</ref> |
*In the U.S., a federal law took effect requiring that nearly all prescription medicines from pharmacies would be distributed in bottles with [[child-resistant packaging|"child-proof" caps]]. The law made exceptions, including for medicines that needed to be used quickly. The legislation followed reports of accidents involving children opening household packaging and ingesting the contents.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-april-16-1974-c/133014019/ "Child-Proof Bottle for Drugs to Be Required— Law Effective Tuesday"], ''Los Angeles Times'', April 14, 1974, p.I-13</ref> |
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*The British rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] played their first concert in the United States, appearing at the auditorium at [[Regis University]] in [[Denver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/11/05/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-first-us-show-denver/200342/|title=Queen's first U.S. performance was right here in Denver|date=November 5, 2018|website=Denver Post}}</ref> |
*The British rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] played their first concert in the United States, appearing at the auditorium at [[Regis University]] in [[Denver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/11/05/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-first-us-show-denver/200342/|title=Queen's first U.S. performance was right here in Denver|date=November 5, 2018|website=Denver Post}}</ref> |
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*'''Born:''' [[Xu Jinglei]], Chinese film actress and director, known for starring in ''[[Spring Subway]]'' and directing ''[[My Father and I]]''; in [[Beijing]] |
*'''Born:''' [[Xu Jinglei]], Chinese film actress and director, known for starring in ''[[Spring Subway]]'' and directing ''[[My Father and I]]''; in [[Beijing]] |
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**[[Johnston Murray]], 71, the first Native American to be elected a Governor of U.S. state as the son of a mother from the [[Chickasaw Nation]] and a father who was a Chickasaw citizen, having [[List of governors of Oklahoma|governed Oklahoma]] from 1951 to 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MU013 |title=Murray, Johnston|author=Erin Dowell|access-date=August 26, 2019|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society}}</ref> |
**[[Johnston Murray]], 71, the first Native American to be elected a Governor of U.S. state as the son of a mother from the [[Chickasaw Nation]] and a father who was a Chickasaw citizen, having [[List of governors of Oklahoma|governed Oklahoma]] from 1951 to 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MU013 |title=Murray, Johnston|author=Erin Dowell|access-date=August 26, 2019|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society}}</ref> |
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**[[Gustave Daladier]], 86, French [[flying ace]] who had 12 shootdowns in aerial combat in World War I<ref> Norman L. R. Franks and Frank W. Bailey, ''Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, |
**[[Gustave Daladier]], 86, French [[flying ace]] who had 12 shootdowns in aerial combat in World War I<ref> Norman L. R. Franks and Frank W. Bailey, ''Over the Front: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918'' (Grub Street, 1992) p.138</ref> |
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== [[April 17]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
== [[April 17]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
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*The public court-martial of 63 Chilean Air Force officers and enlisted men began in the chapel of the Air Force War College in [[Santiago]] on accusations of sedition or treason. Prosecutors asked that six of the defendants be sentenced to death for espionage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chile Begins Mass Military Trial for 63 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-1-9}}</ref> |
*The public court-martial of 63 Chilean Air Force officers and enlisted men began in the chapel of the Air Force War College in [[Santiago]] on accusations of sedition or treason. Prosecutors asked that six of the defendants be sentenced to death for espionage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chile Begins Mass Military Trial for 63 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-1-9}}</ref> |
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*A group of rebels in the Egyptian military, including 16 cadets, attacked the Technical Military Academy in Cairo, killing 11 people and wounding 27 others as part of an alleged plot, financed by Libya, to overthrow President Anwar Sadat. Although the Egyptian government initially described reports about the incident as false<ref>{{cite news |title=Attempt to Kill Sadat Told by Arab Paper |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
*A group of rebels in the Egyptian military, including 16 cadets, attacked the Technical Military Academy in Cairo, killing 11 people and wounding 27 others as part of an alleged plot, financed by Libya, to overthrow President Anwar Sadat. Although the Egyptian government initially described reports about the incident as false,<ref>{{cite news |title=Attempt to Kill Sadat Told by Arab Paper |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> 75 members of the military would be arrested over the next 10 days, including the alleged leader, Dr. Saleh Abdullah Sariya of the Islamic Liberation Organization.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya Role in Cairo Academy Attack Hinted |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 22, 1974 |page=I-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=75 Reported Arrested in Egypt Plot |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-13}}</ref> |
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*Three days after leading a coup d'detat, [[Seyni Kountché]] named a 12-man council to run the West African nation and proclaimed himself the Chief of State as Chairman of the Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=The World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
*Three days after leading a coup d'detat, [[Seyni Kountché]] named a 12-man council to run the West African nation and proclaimed himself the Chief of State as Chairman of the Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=The World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
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**[[Frank McGee (journalist)|Frank McGee]], 52, American TV journalist and co-host of the NBC ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' show since 1971, died of [[multiple myeloma]] six days after his last newscast.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frank McGee, Host of TV's Today Show, Dies |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-10}}</ref> |
**[[Frank McGee (journalist)|Frank McGee]], 52, American TV journalist and co-host of the NBC ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' show since 1971, died of [[multiple myeloma]] six days after his last newscast.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frank McGee, Host of TV's Today Show, Dies |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=I-10}}</ref> |
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**[[Blossom Seeley]] (stage name for Minnie Guyer), 87, American singer and dancer billed as the "Queen of Syncopation"<ref>{{cite news |title=Blossom Seeley, Vaudevillian, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/18/archives/blossom-seeley-vaudevillian-is-dead |work=The New York Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=44}}</ref> |
**[[Blossom Seeley]] (stage name for Minnie Guyer), 87, American singer and dancer billed as the "Queen of Syncopation"<ref>{{cite news |title=Blossom Seeley, Vaudevillian, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/18/archives/blossom-seeley-vaudevillian-is-dead |work=The New York Times |date=April 18, 1974 |page=44}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | **[[Vincent Taylor (musician)|Vinnie Taylor]] (stage name for Christopher H. Donald), 25, guitarist for the group [[Sha Na Na]], was found in a motel at [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], dead of an accidental heroin overdose, two days after a concert at the University of Virginia.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/21/archives/vinnie-taylor-25-guitarist-for-shanana-found-dead.html?_r=0 "Vinnie Taylor, 25, Guitarist For Sha-Na-Na, Found Dead"], ''The New York Times'', April 21, 1974, p.52</ref> |
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== [[April 18]], 1974 (Thursday) == |
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**General [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]], 66, [[List of heads of state of Pakistan|President of Pakistan]] from 1958 to 1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan's Ayub Khan Dies at 67 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 1974 |page=I-8}}</ref> |
**General [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]], 66, [[List of heads of state of Pakistan|President of Pakistan]] from 1958 to 1969<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan's Ayub Khan Dies at 67 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 1974 |page=I-8}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | **[[Vincent Taylor (musician)|Vinnie Taylor]] (stage name for Christopher H. Donald), 25, guitarist for the group [[Sha Na Na]], was found in a motel at [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], dead of an accidental heroin overdose, two days after a concert at the University of Virginia.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/21/archives/vinnie-taylor-25-guitarist-for-shanana-found-dead.html?_r=0 "Vinnie Taylor, 25, Guitarist For Sha-Na-Na, Found Dead"], ''The New York Times'', April 21, 1974, p.52</ref> |
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**Major [[Stephen Price (RAF officer)|Stephen Price]], 80, British Royal Air Force officer and flying ace in World War I. |
**Major [[Stephen Price (RAF officer)|Stephen Price]], 80, British Royal Air Force officer and flying ace in World War I. |
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== [[April 20]], 1974 (Saturday) == |
== [[April 20]], 1974 (Saturday) == |
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*French archaeologist [[Françoise Claustre]] was taken hostage by rebels led by future Chadian president [[Hissène Habré]] in the north African nation of [[Chad]], at the town of [[Bardaï, Chad|Bardaï]], beginning an ordeal that would last almost three years. Captured with her was Dr. [[Christophe Staewen]] of West Germany (who would be released on June 11 following payment of a ransom), and Frenchman Marc Combe, who would escape his captors. Françoise's husband Pierre would be captured by the same rebels 16 months later while trying to negotiate his wife's release. The two would finally be released on February 1, 1977. |
*French archaeologist [[Françoise Claustre]] was taken hostage by rebels led by future Chadian president [[Hissène Habré]] in the north African nation of [[Chad]], at the town of [[Bardaï, Chad|Bardaï]], beginning an ordeal that would last almost three years.<ref>{{cite news |title=The World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> Captured with her was Dr. [[Christophe Staewen]] of West Germany (who would be released on June 11 following payment of a ransom), and Frenchman Marc Combe, who would escape his captors. Françoise's husband Pierre would be captured by the same rebels 16 months later while trying to negotiate his wife's release. The two would finally be released on February 1, 1977. |
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*Former [[List of presidents of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Yun Posun]] was secretly arrested at his home for donating more than US$1,000 to a Christian minister for delivery to a student group calling for a return to democracy. Yun, who had been president from 1960 to 1962, had run as a candidate against President Park Chung Hee in elections in 1963 and 1967, was detained without any announcement of his arrest from the government or in the government-regulated South Korean press, and his arrest would not be discovered by the Western press until June 10.<ref>{{cite news |title=South Korea's Political Dragnet Catches Ex-President Yun Posun |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 11, 1974 |page=I-18}}</ref> |
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*The U.S. state of Louisiana adopted its 11th state constitution since attaining statehood, upon a 58 percent approval by voters in a referendum. The new document, at 35,000 words, was more than one-eighth the size of the previous 250,000-word size document.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nation |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
*The U.S. state of Louisiana adopted its 11th state constitution since attaining statehood, upon a 58 percent approval by voters in a referendum. The new document, at 35,000 words, was more than one-eighth the size of the previous 250,000-word size document.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nation |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 21, 1974 |page=I-2}}</ref> |
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*'''Died:''' [[Peter Lee Lawrence]] (stage name for Karl Hyrenbach), 30, German film actor known for [[Spaghetti Western|spaghetti western]] films, including ''[[Fury of Johnny Kid]]'', died of [[glioblastoma]] following surgery. |
*'''Died:''' [[Peter Lee Lawrence]] (stage name for Karl Hyrenbach), 30, German film actor known for [[Spaghetti Western|spaghetti western]] films, including ''[[Fury of Johnny Kid]]'', died of [[glioblastoma]] following surgery. |
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*All 107 passengers and crew on [[Pan Am Flight 812]] were killed in a crash in [[Indonesia]] when the Boeing 707 crashed into the side of a mountain while approaching [[Denpasar]] as a stop on a flight from [[Hong Kong]] to [[Sydney]] in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Most of 107 on Pan Am Jet Reported Dead in Bali Crash |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref><ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740422-0 Aviation Safety Database]</ref> The remains of all the non-Asian victims were cremated, while those of Westerners, including 28 Americans, were buried in a mass grave.<ref>{{cite news |title=The World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
*All 107 passengers and crew on [[Pan Am Flight 812]] were killed in a crash in [[Indonesia]] when the Boeing 707 crashed into the side of a mountain while approaching [[Denpasar]] as a stop on a flight from [[Hong Kong]] to [[Sydney]] in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Most of 107 on Pan Am Jet Reported Dead in Bali Crash |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref><ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19740422-0 Aviation Safety Database]</ref> The remains of all the non-Asian victims were cremated, while those of Westerners, including 28 Americans, were buried in a mass grave.<ref>{{cite news |title=The World |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*A group of five employees at "The Hi-Fi Shop", a home audio store in [[Ogden, Utah]], were taken hostage by six robbers and tortured. [[Hi-Fi murders|One man and two women were brutally murdered]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Holdup Men Torture, Shoot 5 Utah Victims |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 1974 |page=I-8}}</ref> Three active duty airmen of the U.S. Air Force would be arrested,<ref>{{cite news |title=2 Airmen Charged in Utah Torture Deats |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 25, 1974 |page=I-4}}</ref> while three others would never be identified. Two of the arrested would be convicted of murder and executed, while the third would be convicted of robbery and spend 13 years in prison. The story would become the basis of a best-selling book, ''[[Victim: The Other Side of Murder]]'', by [[Gary Kinder]], published in 1982 and later adapted to a television film, ''Aftermath: A Test of Love''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc4.com/content/news/special/special_assignment/story/Ogden-Hi-Fi-murders-revisited/9-ox6q5C_0i5cIRVz_zJVQ.cspx |title=Ogden Hi-Fi murders revisited |work=ABC4 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041911/http://www.abc4.com/content/news/special/special_assignment/story/Ogden-Hi-Fi-murders-revisited/9-ox6q5C_0i5cIRVz_zJVQ.cspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
*A group of five employees at "The Hi-Fi Shop", a home audio store in [[Ogden, Utah]], were taken hostage by six robbers and tortured. [[Hi-Fi murders|One man and two women were brutally murdered]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Holdup Men Torture, Shoot 5 Utah Victims |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 24, 1974 |page=I-8}}</ref> Three active duty airmen of the U.S. Air Force would be arrested,<ref>{{cite news |title=2 Airmen Charged in Utah Torture Deats |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 25, 1974 |page=I-4}}</ref> while three others would never be identified. Two of the arrested would be convicted of murder and executed, while the third would be convicted of robbery and spend 13 years in prison. The story would become the basis of a best-selling book, ''[[Victim: The Other Side of Murder]]'', by [[Gary Kinder]], published in 1982 and later adapted to a television film, ''Aftermath: A Test of Love''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc4.com/content/news/special/special_assignment/story/Ogden-Hi-Fi-murders-revisited/9-ox6q5C_0i5cIRVz_zJVQ.cspx |title=Ogden Hi-Fi murders revisited |work=ABC4 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041911/http://www.abc4.com/content/news/special/special_assignment/story/Ogden-Hi-Fi-murders-revisited/9-ox6q5C_0i5cIRVz_zJVQ.cspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*[[1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation#Operation Nimbus Star|Operation Nimbus Star]], the U.S. Navy's assistance in clearing the [[Suez Canal]] of explosive mines, began with minesweeping helicopters dispatched from amphibious assault ship {{USS|Iwo Jima|LPH-2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/nimbus-star.htm |title=Nimbus Star / Nimbus Moon / Nimrod Spar |website= |
*[[1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation#Operation Nimbus Star|Operation Nimbus Star]], the U.S. Navy's assistance in clearing the [[Suez Canal]] of explosive mines, began with minesweeping helicopters dispatched from amphibious assault ship {{USS|Iwo Jima|LPH-2}}.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 7, 2024 |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/nimbus-star.htm |title=Nimbus Star / Nimbus Moon / Nimrod Spar |website=[[GlobalSecurity.org]] |department=Military |date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=According to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources]], "globalsecurity.org is an unreliable user-contributed and scraper site given to plagiarism... The site should not be used to back factual claims on Wikipedia."|date=June 2024}} |
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== [[April 23]], 1974 (Tuesday) == |
== [[April 23]], 1974 (Tuesday) == |
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*Following the resignation of [[Golda Meir]] as Prime Minister of Israel and as leader of the ruling [[Israeli Labor Party]], the Labor Party's 552-member central committee chose between Labor Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and Information Minister [[Shimon Peres]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Labor Party Picks Rabin, 52, to Succeed Mrs. Meir |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Rabin won the election, 298 to 254, and would take office as Prime Minister on June 3. |
*Following the resignation of [[Golda Meir]] as Prime Minister of Israel and as leader of the ruling [[Israeli Labor Party]], the Labor Party's 552-member central committee chose between Labor Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]] and Information Minister [[Shimon Peres]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Labor Party Picks Rabin, 52, to Succeed Mrs. Meir |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> Rabin won the election, 298 to 254, and would take office as Prime Minister on June 3. |
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*'''Died:''' [[Cy Williams]], 86, American MLB baseball [[outfielder]] known for having led the National League in home runs during four different seasons (1916, 1920, 1923, 1927)<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/25/archives/cy-williams-ball-player-who-hit-251-homers-dies-special-to-the-new-.html|"Cy Williams, Ball Player Who Hit 251 Homers, Dies"], ''The New York Times'', April 25, 1974, p.42</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cy Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willicy01.shtml |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> |
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== [[April 24]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
== [[April 24]], 1974 (Wednesday) == |
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*The [[National Intelligence Service (South Korea)|Korean Central Intelligence Agency]] (KCIA) carried out [[People's Revolutionary Party Incident#The second incident|the arrest, without warrants, of 1,024 dissidents]] throughout [[South Korea]] on charges of violation of the [[National Security Act (South Korea)|National Security Act]]. Of those, 253 would be imprisoned and eight would be executed on April 9, 1975.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 April 2005 |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/04/08/2005040861025.html |title=Executions Still Smart 30 Years After |website=[[Chosun.com]]}}</ref> |
*The [[National Intelligence Service (South Korea)|Korean Central Intelligence Agency]] (KCIA) carried out [[People's Revolutionary Party Incident#The second incident|the arrest, without warrants, of 1,024 dissidents]] throughout [[South Korea]] on charges of violation of the [[National Security Act (South Korea)|National Security Act]]. Of those, 253 would be imprisoned and eight would be executed on April 9, 1975.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 April 2005 |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/04/08/2005040861025.html |title=Executions Still Smart 30 Years After |website=[[Chosun.com]]}}</ref> |
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*[[List of landslides#1951–1975|A landslide killed more than 450 people]] in the valley of the [[Mantaro River]] in [[Peru]], including at least 43 near [[Huancayo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=43 Confirmed Dead in Peru Quake, Slides |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 28, 1974 |page=I-5}}</ref><ref name=Mantaro>{{cite web |url=https://nehrpsearch.nist.gov/static/files/NSF/PB297287.pdf |title=Landslide of April 25, 1974, on the Mantaro River, Peru |first1=Kenneth L. |last1=Lee |first2=J. M. |last2=Duncan |publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]] |year=1975}}</ref> After burying the village of Mayunmarca, the landslide dammed the river and formed a lake that would reach a depth of {{convert|107|m}} and a length of {{convert|31|km}} after submerging the towns of Pururo and La Esmeralda, as well as numerous large farms.<ref name=Mantaro/> |
*[[List of landslides#1951–1975|A landslide killed more than 450 people]] in the valley of the [[Mantaro River]] in [[Peru]], including at least 43 near [[Huancayo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=43 Confirmed Dead in Peru Quake, Slides |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 28, 1974 |page=I-5}}</ref><ref name=Mantaro>{{cite web |url=https://nehrpsearch.nist.gov/static/files/NSF/PB297287.pdf |title=Landslide of April 25, 1974, on the Mantaro River, Peru |first1=Kenneth L. |last1=Lee |first2=J. M. |last2=Duncan |publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]] |year=1975}}</ref> After burying the village of Mayunmarca, the landslide dammed the river and formed a lake that would reach a depth of {{convert|107|m}} and a length of {{convert|31|km}} after submerging the towns of Pururo and La Esmeralda, as well as numerous large farms.<ref name=Mantaro/> |
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*The value of the [[Canadian dollar]] reached its highest point ever on exchange markets, becoming worth slightly more than $1.04 in [[United States dollar]]s (US$ 1.0443); the U.S. dollar was worth slightly less than 96 cents (C$ 0.95758).<ref>{{cite news |title=Dollar hits new high |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=April 25, 1974 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Powell |first=James |title=A History of the Canadian Dollar |publisher=[[Bank of Canada]] |year=2005}}</ref> The value of the Canadian dollar would reach its low point on January 21, 2002, worth US$ 0.6179<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=July 11, 2007 |url=http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory?lang=en&result=1&date1=12%2F21%2F01&date=02%2F21%2F02&date_fmt=us&exch=USD&exch2=CAD&expr=EUR&expr2=USD&margin_fixed=0&format=HTML&SUBMIT=Get+Table |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711215846/http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory?lang=en&result=1&date1=12%2F21%2F01&date=02%2F21%2F02&date_fmt=us&exch=USD&exch2=CAD&expr=EUR&expr2=USD&margin_fixed=0&format=HTML&SUBMIT=Get+Table |title=FXHistory: historical currency exchange rates |website=OANDA.com}}</ref> but would briefly surpass the U.S. dollar again on September 28, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Topsy-turvy world last time loonie was on par with greenback |url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCO65bVpbfPeEB0a5iAt7A2gFNnQ |archive-url=https://archive.today/ |
*The value of the [[Canadian dollar]] reached its highest point ever on exchange markets, becoming worth slightly more than $1.04 in [[United States dollar]]s (US$ 1.0443); the U.S. dollar was worth slightly less than 96 cents (C$ 0.95758).<ref>{{cite news |title=Dollar hits new high |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=April 25, 1974 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Powell |first=James |title=A History of the Canadian Dollar |publisher=[[Bank of Canada]] |year=2005}}</ref> The value of the Canadian dollar would reach its low point on January 21, 2002, worth US$ 0.6179<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=July 11, 2007 |url=http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory?lang=en&result=1&date1=12%2F21%2F01&date=02%2F21%2F02&date_fmt=us&exch=USD&exch2=CAD&expr=EUR&expr2=USD&margin_fixed=0&format=HTML&SUBMIT=Get+Table |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711215846/http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory?lang=en&result=1&date1=12%2F21%2F01&date=02%2F21%2F02&date_fmt=us&exch=USD&exch2=CAD&expr=EUR&expr2=USD&margin_fixed=0&format=HTML&SUBMIT=Get+Table |title=FXHistory: historical currency exchange rates |website=OANDA.com}}</ref> but would briefly surpass the U.S. dollar again on September 28, 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Topsy-turvy world last time loonie was on par with greenback |url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCO65bVpbfPeEB0a5iAt7A2gFNnQ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070609092030/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCO65bVpbfPeEB0a5iAt7A2gFNnQ |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |publisher=[[Canadian Press]] |date=September 20, 2007}}</ref> |
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*[[National Football League]] owners voted to make nine changes to NFL rules, including sudden-death overtime for regular season games tied at the end of regulation, moving the goal posts, returning missed field goals to the line of scrimmage, after the new [[World Football League]] (WFL) had announced that it would have similar rules. One WFL owner told reporters, "It looks like they went right down the line and copied our book."<ref>{{cite news |title=Mod NFL: Sudden Death, Fewer Field Goals, More TDs |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 26, 1974 |page=III-1}}</ref> |
*[[National Football League]] owners voted to make nine changes to NFL rules, including sudden-death overtime for regular season games tied at the end of regulation, moving the goal posts, returning missed field goals to the line of scrimmage, after the new [[World Football League]] (WFL) had announced that it would have similar rules. One WFL owner told reporters, "It looks like they went right down the line and copied our book."<ref>{{cite news |title=Mod NFL: Sudden Death, Fewer Field Goals, More TDs |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 26, 1974 |page=III-1}}</ref> |
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== [[April 26]], 1974 (Friday) == |
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*By a vote of 247 to 233, the lower house of [[West Germany]]'s parliament, the [[Bundestag]], narrowly passed [[Abortion in Germany|a law allowing abortion]] of a pregnancy in the first trimester. The bill repealed paragraph 218 of the 1871 German penal code.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Germany Approves Abortion Bill |newspaper=Tampa Tribune |date=April 27, 1974 |page=3-A}}</ref> The nation's supreme court suspended the law on June 21,<ref>Christina Gerhardt, ''Screening the Red Army Faction: Historical and Cultural Memory'' (Bloomsbury, 2018) p.179</ref> and would strike it down as unconstitutional on February 25, 1975.<ref>"W. German Court Strikes Down Abortion Law", ''Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune'', February 4, 1975, p3</ref> |
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*In [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia's Army arrested more than 200 high-ranking government ministers and military officers on charges of corruption. The former government ministers had resigned on the day after an attempted coup d'etat on February 25 but had been blocked from leaving the capital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Ministers Seized in Ethiopian Roundup |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-19}}</ref> |
*In [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia's Army arrested more than 200 high-ranking government ministers and military officers on charges of corruption. The former government ministers had resigned on the day after an attempted coup d'etat on February 25 but had been blocked from leaving the capital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Ministers Seized in Ethiopian Roundup |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-19}}</ref> |
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*The day after the overthrow of Portugal's Premier Marcelo Caetano, the seven-member [[National Salvation Junta|Junta de Salvação Nacional]], chaired by General Spinola, announced that it would govern Portugal until further notice, but that it would restore democracy and bring an end to Portugal's colonial rule of Mozambique, Angola and other colonies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lisbon Throng Hails New Ruler's Pledge on Elections, Peace |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> The first act of the Junta was to announce amnesty for all political prisoners (except for those with prior criminal records) jailed during the Estado Novo regime; 172 were released on the same day, including [[Hermínio da Palma Inácio]] and 76 others imprisoned at the [[Fort of King Luís I|Fortress of Caxias]] outside of Lisbon.<ref>{{cite news |title=77 Political Prisoners Set Free by Junta |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-22}}</ref> |
*The day after the overthrow of Portugal's Premier Marcelo Caetano, the seven-member [[National Salvation Junta|Junta de Salvação Nacional]], chaired by General Spinola, announced that it would govern Portugal until further notice, but that it would restore democracy and bring an end to Portugal's colonial rule of Mozambique, Angola and other colonies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lisbon Throng Hails New Ruler's Pledge on Elections, Peace |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> The first act of the Junta was to announce amnesty for all political prisoners (except for those with prior criminal records) jailed during the Estado Novo regime; 172 were released on the same day, including [[Hermínio da Palma Inácio]] and 76 others imprisoned at the [[Fort of King Luís I|Fortress of Caxias]] outside of Lisbon.<ref>{{cite news |title=77 Political Prisoners Set Free by Junta |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 27, 1974 |page=I-22}}</ref> |
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*[[Mário Soares]], the exiled leader of Portugal's banned Socialist Party, returned to [[Lisbon]] by train after years of living in from [[Paris]], and was greeted by 4,000 people. He would become Prime Minister of Portugal in 1976, serving twice ( |
*[[Mário Soares]], the exiled leader of Portugal's banned Socialist Party, returned to [[Lisbon]] by train after years of living in from [[Paris]], and was greeted by 4,000 people. He would become Prime Minister of Portugal in 1976, serving twice (1976–1978 and 1983–1985) and President from 1986 to 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portuguese Cheer Socialist Leader's Return From Exile |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 29, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*The short-lived [[Bangsamoro Republik]] was proclaimed by the [[Moro National Liberation Front]] (MNLF) and its chairman, [[Nur Misuari]], at [[Talipao]] on [[Jolo Island]] in the [[Philippines]].<ref>W.K. Che Man. ''Muslim Separatism: The Moros of Southern Philippines and the Malays of Southern Thailand'' (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1974)</ref> |
*The short-lived [[Bangsamoro Republik]] was proclaimed by the [[Moro National Liberation Front]] (MNLF) and its chairman, [[Nur Misuari]], at [[Talipao]] on [[Jolo Island]] in the [[Philippines]].<ref>W.K. Che Man. ''Muslim Separatism: The Moros of Southern Philippines and the Malays of Southern Thailand'' (Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1974)</ref> |
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*The [[Women's FA Cup]], championship of the [[Women's Football Association]] in England was played at [[Bedford]] and was won, 2 to 1, by [[Fodens Ladies F.C.]], over [[Southampton Women's F.C.]], on the second of two goals by [[Alison Leatherbarrow]] before 800 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laverty |first=Richard |date=November 29, 2021 |title=When Fodens Ladies won the FA Cup |url=https://www.ourgamemag.com/2021/11/29/when-fodens-ladies-won-the-fa-cup/}}</ref> |
*The [[Women's FA Cup]], championship of the [[Women's Football Association]] in England was played at [[Bedford]] and was won, 2 to 1, by [[Fodens Ladies F.C.]], over [[Southampton Women's F.C.]], on the second of two goals by [[Alison Leatherbarrow]] before 800 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laverty |first=Richard |date=November 29, 2021 |title=When Fodens Ladies won the FA Cup |url=https://www.ourgamemag.com/2021/11/29/when-fodens-ladies-won-the-fa-cup/}}</ref> |
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*The U.S. television series ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', starring [[Efrem Zimbalist Jr.]], broadcast its 241st and final original episode after nine seasons on the ABC network.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058801/episodes/?season=9&ref_=tt_eps_sn_9 IMDB.com]</ref> |
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*'''Born:''' [[Penélope Cruz]], Spanish film actress, 2008 winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]''; in [[Alcobendas]] |
*'''Born:''' [[Penélope Cruz]], Spanish film actress, 2008 winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]''; in [[Alcobendas]] |
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*'''Died: '''[[Yu Chin-san]], 68, South Korean politician and leader of the opposition [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|New Democratic Party]], died of cancer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seoul Party Head Dies |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 29, 1974 |page=I-18}}</ref> |
*'''Died: '''[[Yu Chin-san]], 68, South Korean politician and leader of the opposition [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|New Democratic Party]], died of cancer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seoul Party Head Dies |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 29, 1974 |page=I-18}}</ref> |
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*In a nationally-televised speech, U.S. President Nixon announced that, instead of releasing tape recordings, requested by the House Judiciary Committee, of key conversations, he had instead arranged to have them transcribed by his staff. The edited 1,200 pages of transcripts were known for using the phrase "[[expletive deleted]]" in place of [[profanities]] used during the conversations by the President and his staff. In lieu of presenting the tapes, Nixon said that the leaders of the Judiciary panel would be invited to come to the White House to listen to recordings.<ref>{{cite news |title=TAPES WILL PROVE HIS INNOCENCE— NIXON; He Will Make Edited Transcripts Public, Contradicts Dean|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
*In a nationally-televised speech, U.S. President Nixon announced that, instead of releasing tape recordings, requested by the House Judiciary Committee, of key conversations, he had instead arranged to have some of them, but not all, transcribed by his staff. The transcripts began with a recording taken on September 15, 1972, and did not include the June 23, 1972 tape that would ultimately show that Nixon had ordered the halting of further FBI investigation into the burglary. The edited 1,200 pages of transcripts were known for using the phrase "[[expletive deleted]]" in place of [[profanities]] used during the conversations by the President and his staff. In lieu of presenting the tapes, Nixon said that the leaders of the Judiciary panel would be invited to come to the White House to listen to recordings.<ref>{{cite news |title=TAPES WILL PROVE HIS INNOCENCE— NIXON; He Will Make Edited Transcripts Public, Contradicts Dean|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1974 |page=I-1}}</ref> |
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*Argentine terrorists released U.S. oil executive |
*Argentine terrorists released U.S. oil executive Victor Samuelson following five months of captivity, after Esso Argentina, a subsidiary of the Exxon Corporation, had paid a record ransom of $14,200,000 on March 11 to guerrillas of the [[People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)|People's Revolutionary Army]] (ERP).<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Executive Freed in Argentina; Guerrillas Got Record $14.2 Million |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 30, 1974 |page=I-5}}</ref> Samuelson, who had been kidnapped on December 6 from a dining room at the company's refinery where he had been the manager, dropped Samuelson off at the home of the family's pediatrician, Dr. Federico Pfister, in the town of Acasusso, outside of [[Buenos Aires]]. |
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*'''Born:''' [[Anggun|Anggun Cipta Sasmi]], Indonesian-born French singer and TV personality, known for her best-selling song "[[Snow on the Sahara (song)|Snow on the Sahara]]"; in [[Jakarta]] |
*'''Born:''' [[Anggun|Anggun Cipta Sasmi]], Indonesian-born French singer and TV personality, known for her best-selling song "[[Snow on the Sahara (song)|Snow on the Sahara]]"; in [[Jakarta]] |
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